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Environmental groups are decrying an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to expedite deep-sea mining for ores ...
Some of the world’s most fascinating creatures live underwater. And unlike the more mainstream animals under the sea — ...
In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...
Surprising footage reveals parasites attached to the head of a deep-sea fish. These crustaceans, visible in a video shared by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, feed on their host's bodily fluids. The video ...
Fast-moving underwater avalanches, known as turbidity currents, are responsible for transporting vast quantities of ...
A recent executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump to invest in deep sea mining operations could have dire ...
In haunting footage captured about 1,604 feet (489 meters) under the sea, cameras captured the tubular crustaceans latched onto the fish’s back. Though the parasites’ presence might trigger your gag ...
Environmental advocate Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala spoke to The Conversation's Maddie Bender about ocean protections amid ...
Beneath the surface of the Southern Ocean, vast volumes of cold, dense water plunge off the Antarctic continental shelf, cascading down underwater cliffs to the ocean floor thousands of meters below.
Kane was struck by the high concentrations of microplastics found in the sediment, especially because Whittard Canyon is so ...